Moving pictures, robot actors and a presidential book – take the Thursday quiz

Settle down for what should be the final pre-packaged and pre-shrunk summer edition of the Thursday quiz. This week the questions are loosely themed around the concept and the word “art”, but as usual you will find the connection to the theme gets more tenuous the further you progress in the quiz. Remember, it is just for fun, and since there are slightly fewer questions than usual, every answer carries a lot more pressure with it. Guess well! The usual topical format returns next week.

The Thursday quiz, No 176 – Art week!

1. Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, much prefers naps to moving. But what is the name of the art movement that involves pieces of work that move?

   1. Ketogenic art

   2. Catatonic art

   3. Kinetic art

   4. Katsu art

2. When was the art nouveau period?

   1. 1800-20

   2. 1830-50

   3. 1860-80

   4. 1890-1910

3. Art-Too-Dee-Too is an extremely convoluted way of asking you who operated R2-D2 in the first Star Wars movie in 1977?

   1. Anthony Daniels

   2. Kenny Baker

   3. Warwick Davis

   4. Ronald Mael

4. The Tate Britain gallery at Millbank takes its name from Henry Tate, and adopted the Tate moniker in 1932. What was it originally known as?

   1. National Gallery of British Art

   2. The Queen's Collection of British Art

   3. The British Gallery

   4. Derek

5. Arthur Dent features as a character in which British science fiction TV programme?

   1. Doctor Who

   2. Blake's 7

   3. Sapphire and Steel

   4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

6. Who used to present Art Attack on CITV?

   1. Neil Buchanan

   2. Phil Gallagher

   3. Tony Hart

   4. Jamie McCrimmon

7. It is time for jazz club. Nice. Art Tatum is famous for mostly playing which instrument?

   1. Double bass

   2. Piano

   3. Alto clarinet

   4. Kazoo

8. How many articles of union were there in the document that united the Kingdoms of England and Scotland in 1707?

   1. 15

   2. 20

   3. 25

   4. 30-50

9. In which of these countries would you find Port Arthur?

   1. Canada

   2. US

   3. Australia

   4. All of the above

10. Art Garfunkel is well known for being part of a famous duo with Paul Simon. But did he release his first solo album BEFORE being in Simon & Garfunkel, or AFTER being in Simon & Garfunkel?

    1. Art Garfunkel released his first solo album BEFORE being in Simon & Garfunkel

    2. Art Garfunkel released his first solo album AFTER being in Simon & Garfunkel

    3. This is a trick question because Art Garfunkel has not released any solo albums

11. AI Artificial Intelligence is a 2001 film by Steven Spielberg. It starred which child actor, who was also in The Sixth Sense?

    1. Jake Matthew Lloyd

    2. Haley Joel Osment

    3. Frankie Muniz

    4. Malcolm David Kelley

12. Applied Rhythmic Technology (Art) is a UK record label founded by Kirk Degiorgio which has issued some classic techno releases through the years. But which of these US cities is most closely associated with the techno genre?

    1. Miami

    2. Atlanta

    3. Philadelphia

    4. Detroit

13. Arthur Morgan is the main character in which video game (not pictured)?

    1. The Last Of Us

    2. Grand Theft Auto V

    3. Red Dead Redemption 2

    4. Horace Goes Skiing

14. When did the television presenter, former US president and convicted felon Donald Trump release the book Trump: The Art of the Deal, co-written with Tony Schwartz?

    1. 1977

    2. 1987

    3. 1997

    4. 2007

Solutions

1:C - Of course it is kinetic art, from the Greek kinētikos, 2:D - The movement flourished at the turn of the century, 3:B - Baker played the role in the first six Star Wars films, 4:A - It was opened under that name in 1897, then from 1920 to 1932 was known as the National Gallery, Millbank, 5:D - Arthur Dent is the unfortunate man who finds his house and his planet are to be demolished in rapid succession. You get half a point if you said Doctor Who, as in one episode David Tennant's Doctor is wearing a dressing gown and says: "Very Arthur Dent. Now, there was a nice man", 6:A - At one point he had to issue a denial that he was Banksy. Simpler times, 7:B - He is credited with great technical ability and did not allow his limited vision to impede his career, 8:C - According to the parliament website, there were 25 articles of union that formed the basis of the two Acts of Union passed by the parliaments at Westminster and in Edinburgh. Those are pugs Minnie and Mia in the picture, standing in front of quite possibly the worst half-and-half football scarf ever conceived, 9:D - It is incredible how unimaginative people can be about place names when setting about colonial expansion. There is a Port Arthur in Tasmania, in Ontario, and in Texas and Wisconsin, 10:B - Angel Clare was his first solo effort in 1973, after Simon & Garfunkel had become very successful and frequently very cross with each other it seems, 11:B - He is 36 now. Do not think too hard about the passage of time or you will have an existential crisis, 12:D - Most people credit Derrick May, Juan Atkins, and Kevin Saunderson in Detroit with inventing and popularising the sound in the US, 13:C - He was played by Roger Clark, and they should definitely make a gritty high-end western TV series out of the games, 14:B - Trump cited it as one of his proudest accomplishments and his second-favourite book after the Bible, which is maybe why he has been known to sign the latter

Scores

1. 0 and above.

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